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Zoning By-law 2001-58
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Section 24 -Waste Disposal (WD)
24.1
Preamble
Within a Waste Disposal Zone (WD), no person shall use any land, erect, alter,
enlarge, use or maintain any building or structure of any use other than as
permitted in this section and also such use, building or structure shall be in
accordance with the regulations contained or referred to in this section.
24.2
Permitted Uses
24.2.1 Permitted Principal Uses
a) Agricultural, open space, conservation and forestry uses, excluding
dwellings;
b) A salvage yard;
c) A sanitary landfill site;
d) A sewage lagoon;
e) A sewage treatment plant;
f) A waste processing facility including the recycling and processing of waste
materials into new products; and/or
g) A waste transfer station.
24.2.2 Permitted Accessory Uses
a) Accessory buildings or uses to the above uses; and/or
b) Shipping containers where a building permit has been issued.
24.3
Zone Regulations
24.3.1 For Agricultural, Conservation and Forestry Uses
a) The zone regulations of Section 7 of this By-law shall apply.
24.3.2 For Open Space Uses
a) The zone regulations of Section 26 of this By-law shall apply.
24.3.3 For a Salvage Yard
a) No land shall be used for the storage or mechanized processing of goods,
wares, merchandise, articles or things within 300 metres (984.3 feet) of
any residential or commercial zone or use, nor closer than 100 metres
(23,294.0 feet) to a lot line or a street line. Without limiting the generality of
this subsection, mechanized processing includes the use of machinery or
equipment to crush, compact, separate, refine, incinerate or similarly treat
goods, wares, merchandise, articles or things;
b) A strip of land not less than 15 metres (49.2 feet) in width shall be
reserved for landscaping purposes between any salvage yard site and any
adjacent community facility, commercial or industrial zone or use, and
along any adjacent street line or adjoining lot line. Where a salvage yard
site abuts a residential zone or use or a roadway is the only separation
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between two such areas, then no salvage yard use of any kind shall be
made within 30 metres (98.4 feet) of the adjacent lot line. The land
reserved for landscaping purposes shall be kept in an open space
condition with grass, trees and shrubs and maintained as part of the
normal operation of the salvage yard activity;
c) The salvage yard site shall be sufficiently screened by a fence, a berm or
a combination of the two so that waste materials being stored or
processed on the site are not visible from adjacent roads. The screening
shall extend a minimum of 3 metres (9.8 feet) above grade or to a height
equal to that of the goods, wares, merchandise, articles or things being
stored or processed within the salvage yard site, whichever is the greater.
All fences shall be constructed of an opaque material and shall be painted
or otherwise preserved and kept painted from time to time, to maintain the
fences in good condition;
d) An accessory weighing scale and recording office shall be permitted no
closer than 30 metres (98.4 feet) to a street line;
e) A salvage yard site shall not be located on land covered by water or
subject to flooding and shall be so located that no direct drainage leads to
a watercourse;
f) No open burning shall be permitted; and
g) Prior to the storage or processing of any goods, wares, merchandise,
articles or things all fluids shall be drained and disposed of in a manner
approved by the Ministry of the Environment if they are not stored for the
purposes of resale.
24.3.4 For All Other Waste Disposal Uses
a) No person, including the Township of Hamilton, shall establish, alter,
enlarge or extend a sanitary landfill site, a sewage treatment plant, a
sewage lagoon, a transfer station, or a waste processing facility unless a
Provincial Certificate of Approval has been issued by the Ministry of the
Environment and Energy;
b) All waste disposal sites shall be established and operated in accordance
with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act and the
Environmental Assessment Act; and
c) A strip of land not less than 15 metres (49.2 feet) in width shall be
reserved for landscaping purposes between any sanitary landfill site,
sewage treatment plant, sewage lagoon, transfer station or waste
processing facility and any adjacent commercial, community facility or
industrial zone or use and along any adjacent street line or adjoining lot
line. Where such uses abut a residential zone or an existing residential
use or a roadway is the only separation between two such areas, then no
waste disposal use shall be made of any kind within 30 metres (98.4 feet)
of the abutting lot line. The land reserved for landscaping purposes shall
be kept in an open space condition with grass, trees, and shrubs and
maintained as part of the normal operation of the waste disposal activity.
24.4
General Provisions
All special provisions of Section 5 "General Provisions" shall apply, where
applicable, to any land, lot, building, structure or use within the Waste Disposal
Zone (WD).